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1942, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012/ ASWINA 17, 1934

LABOUR & ESI DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 6th October, 2012 No.8536LL-I(AR)-2/12/LESI. Whereas certain proposals to revise the minimum rates of wages payable to certain categories of employees employed in 83 employments were published as required under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) in the Extraordinary issue No. 785, dated the 23rd April, 2012 of the Odisha Gazette under the notification of the Government of Odisha in the Labour & E.S.I. Department No.3146LL-I-(AR) 2/12/LESI., dated the 20th April, 2012 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of two months from the date of publication of the said notification in the Odisha Gazette. And, whereas, the representations containing objections and suggestions received within the specified period of two months in respect of the said draft have been duly considered by the State Government and the Advisory Board appointed under section 7 of the said Act, has also been consulted. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause(b) of sub-section (1) of Section 3 read with Section 4 and sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the said Act and in supersession of all previous notifications issued in this regard the State Government do hereby revise the minimum rates of wages payable to the Unskilled, Semi Skilled, Skilled, Highly Skilled categories of employees employed in 83 employments as mentioned in the schedule to this notification in the whole State to ` 150.00, ` 170.00, ` 190.00 and ` 205.00 per day respectively. In the case of Agricultural Sector of the Schedule of employment, `126.00 and ` 150.00 shall be paid as daily wages to the Non-Ploughing and Ploughing Workers respectively. In addition to the said rate of wages, a special allowance called as Variable Dearness Allowance shall be payable @ ` 2.50 (Rupees two and paise fifty) only per day for every 50 point rise in the All India Consumer Price Index Number

2 (Base 2001-100) for industrial workers or on the expiry of every block period of two years from the date of coming into force of this notification whichever is earlier as may be notified by the Labour Commissioner, Odisha in the official gazette of the State and the same shall be uniformly applicable to the categories of employees specified above to be effective from the date as may be directed by the Labour Commissioner, Odisha in the said notification. It is further directed that this notification shall came into force on date of its publication in the Odisha Gazette. SCHEDULE
Sl. No. (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Agriculture Automobile Servicing, repairing garages and workshops. Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy Bakeries and Confectionaries including Biscuit making Bamboo Forest Establishment Brass and Bell metal Industry Carpet Weaving Industry Cashew processing establishments Cement pipe making and allied products industry Ceramic and Pottery Industry Chemical Industry Cinema Industry Clay pottery Coil Industry Collection of Sal Seeds Construction wells and tanks. 17 18 19 Construction or maintenance of roads or in building Operations. Contingent and Casual employees in Government and other establishments. Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry or maintenance of Dams, Agriculture Sector Non-ploughing ` 126.00 Ploughing ` 150.00 Embankments, Irrigation Projects and sinking of Non Agriculture Sector Unskilled ` 150.00 Semi-skilled ` 170.00 Skilled ` 190.00 Highly skilled ` 205.00 (2) Name of the ESI

Categories of Employees (3)

Proposed minimum rates of wages per day (4)

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(1) 20 Dispensary of (2) Medical Practitioner in any establishment of medical consultant or in any Chemical or Pathological Laboratory. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Distilleries Electricity Board Finishing Dyeing of yarn and fabrics, Painting, Knitting and Embroidery. Fisheries and Sea food Industry Forest produce such as Genduli gum, Mahua making of coal and resin. Foundry Industry with or without attached Non Agriculture Sector Unskilled ` 150.00 Semi-skilled ` 170.00 Skilled ` 190.00 Highly skilled ` 205.00 machine shop. Glass Industries Gold and Silver ornaments and articles of artistic design. Graphite Industry including beneficiation Handloom and Hosiery Hotels, Eating Houses and Restaurants Ice Factory and Cold Storage Jute Industry and Jute Twine Industry Kendu Leaf collection Khadi Village Industries including manufacture of Khandasari and other products. Laundry including dry-washing Leather Industry Liquefied distribution. Local Authority Manufacture of brush and brooms Manufacture of Coke and Burning Coals Manufacture of Cold drinks, Soda and other allied products. 43 44 45 Manufacture of Electrical Bulbs Manufacture explosives. Manufacture of nails and pins of matches, fire works and Agriculture Sector Non-ploughing ` 126.00 Ploughing ` 150.00 Petroleum Gas manufacture and

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(1) 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 (2) Manufacture of paints and varnishes Manufacture of plastic products including toys. Manufacture of Radio by assembling with parts Manufacture of ropes Manufacture of Utensils including Aluminum and Hindaliem products. Metal Industry (except the cottage and village scale units). Minor Engineering Industry (ESI less than 50 persons) Motor Body Building Oil Mill Paper and Cardboard Industry Petrol and Diesel Oil Pumps Pharmaceutical Industry Power Loom Industry Printing Press Private Road Transport Private Security Agency and Private Security Services. Public Health Engineering Public Motor Transport Readymade Mechanized Industry. 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Refractory Industry Regulated markets, Marketing Societies, Co-operative Societies and Banks. Rice Mill, Flour Mill or Dal Mill Rubber and Rubber Products Industry Salt Pans Saw Mills Shops and Establishments Siali Leaf Pluckers Soap and Detergent Manufactory Social Forestry Agriculture Sector Non-ploughing ` 126.00 Ploughing ` 150.00 Garments Trade of Industries Readymade including Garment Non Agriculture Sector Unskilled ` 150.00 Semi-skilled ` 170.00 Skilled ` 190.00 Highly skilled ` 205.00

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(1) 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Spinning Mills Stone breaking or stone Crushing Tamarind Collection Tile and Brick Making Timber Trading (excluding felling and sawing) Timber Trading (including felling and sawing) Tobacco (including Bidi making) Manufactory Trunks, Suitcase and Bucket Manufactory Wood works and furniture making industries (2)

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(4)

Explanation: for the purpose of this notification: 1. The minimum rates of wages are all inclusive rates including the basic rates, the cost of living allowances and the cash value of the concessional supply if any of essential commodities. 2. The daily minimum rates of wages shall be inclusive of wages payable for the weekly day of rest. 3. The minimum rates of wages are applicable to employees employed by contractors also. 4. The minimum rates of wages for disabled persons shall be same as payable to the workers of the appropriate category. 5. There shall not be any discrimination between male and female workers in the matters of payment of minimum wages in any category of ESI. 6. (a) Unskilled work means work which involves simple operation requiring little or no skill or experience on the job; (b) Semi-skilled work means work which involves some degree of skill or competence acquired through experience on the job and which is capable of being performed under the supervision or guidance of a skilled employee and includes un-skilled supervisory work; (c) Skilled work means work which involves skill or competence acquired through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice or in a technical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls for initiative and judgment; and

6 (d) Highly Skilled work means work which calls for a high degree of performance and full competence in the performance of certain tasks, acquired through intensive technical or professional training or practices, work experience for long years and also required for workers to assure full responsibility for the judgment or decisions involved in the execution of these tasks. 7. An adult employee shall work for 8 (eight) hours per day excluding half an hour of rest.
By Order of the Governor C.T.M. SUGUNA Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government.

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